Journal | Pine Barren Man

One of the photos I entered in the competition.

American Goldfinch I caught this American goldfinch eating some seeds from the echinacea in our pollinator garden during a short summer rainstorm.

Kayaking Timber Lakes on a Saturday evening.

“The sun fighting against dense smoke from Canada, which can still cross the border without risk of detainment.” — Dan Milnor, Shifter.media This sentence is fresh in my mind as cast off from the dock and begin my leisurely paddle upstream.

The man sees the forces from outside this place trying to reshape it in ways that are different from what he knows it really is.

Pausing for a moment, camera in hand, I begin to tune into the sound of wings fluttering, anticipating when a bird will land at the feeder.

A few images after a late evening thunderstorm.

A simple silhouette while waiting for some Bald Eagles I find with bird photography, and photography in general, I sometimes fall into the trap of "more and better" I'm chasing the big birds, the eagle, osprey, or heron – because those are the big, engagi…

The radio tower at the local house makes for a good subject at sunrise.

On Friday evening the girls were at my parents.

Mute Swan Invigorated by the photos I took the previous evening, and a 20 degree swing in temperatures, I decided to go back to the dam and make some more photos.

“How deep do you want to go in order to understand the source of the water you drink every day?”

We have a few resident mute swans that live in our lakes.

Female common merganser rising out of the water to spread her wings Living by a waterway, we have the privilege of observing a wide range of waterfowl, including Great Blue Heron, swans, ducks, and of course, Canada geese.

Frozen forms on the surface of the lake.

Today, Eleanor and I took a short "Photowalk" in the backyard to kill some time while Sophia was taking a nap in the afternoon.

The light is special today, as it appears shine from every direction.

There is a story here in these woods Walking trail in Estell Manor Park, Atlantic County.

I’ve been contemplating the concept of “rewiring my brain in a post-social media world.”

Time really does fly.